GENTOO_MIRRORS
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The GENTOO_MIRRORS variable is set in /usr/share/portage/config/make.globals:
FILE
/usr/share/portage/config/make.globals# Default distfiles mirrors. This rotation has multiple hosts and is reliable.
# Approved by the mirror-admin team.
GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://distfiles.gentoo.org"
# *****************************
# ** DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE **
# ***************************************************
# **** CHANGES TO make.conf *OVERRIDE* THIS FILE ****
# ***************************************************
It can be overwritten with an entry in /etc/portage/make.conf.
mirrorselect is a tool for managing such entry. That entry can hold a space-delimited list of Gentoo source mirrors to check before downloading from the URL defined in an ebuild or downloading a snapshot (webrsync).
FILE
/etc/portage/make.confTwo mirror locations in make.confGENTOO_MIRRORS="https://mirrors.evowise.com/gentoo/ https://mirrors.lug.mtu.edu/gentoo/ http://distfiles.gentoo.org"
Available URLs can be found on Gentoo source mirrors.
Tip
It is a better practice to configure multiple addresses and using
It is a better practice to configure multiple addresses and using
http://distfiles.gentoo.org as a fallback. If only one address is configured and it cannot be accessed, the source package will be retrieved from the SRC_URI address configured in the ebuild.Choosing a fast mirror
See the Select the Gentoo source mirror(s) section of the Mirrorselect article.
See also
- Handbook: Selecting mirrors
- Project:Infrastructure/Mirrors/Source
- /etc/portage/mirrors — a file that is used to modify mirror behavior.